Edgard Canet: “We're still in the fight”
Dakar 2026 |
Stage 2 |
YANBU
> ALULA
January 5
th
2026
- 12:39
[GMT + 3]
Despite a fall without serious consequences, Edgar Canet enjoyed a very good day in the company of his team-mate Daniel Sanders. After finishing second on the stage, Canet lost 1'35’’ to Sanders as well as the lead in the general rankings but only by 30 seconds.
“Well, the stage is completed. The truth is that it has been a long stage, 400 km opening the track for the first time. I had a few crashes, as you can see, but hey, these things happen. There are some rocks that you can’t see when you’re looking at the roadbook for so long. But Daniel caught up with me around 150 kilometres and from there we opened the way together. He did an incredible job. I think it’s been a difficult stage for everyone. The other riders are taking a while to arrive, so it looks like we’ve done a great job. I’m really happy with my pace and navigation. We’re perfect, nothing hurts, so we’re still in the fight and very happy that today there’s no return link and we can go straight to rest”.
